Expenditure on social benefits by function in Croatia
Croatia: Expenditure on social benefits by function was 21,452 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on social benefits by function in Croatia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, expenditure on social benefits by function in Croatia stood at 21,452. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 124.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on social benefits by function in Croatia peaked at 21,452 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,780, in 2008.
Croatia ranks 28th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Expenditure on social benefits by function in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8,780 | — |
| 2009 | 9,236 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 9,375 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 9,223 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 9,296 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9,159 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 9,301 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 9,561 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 10,022 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 10,426 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 11,022 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 11,591 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 11,937 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 12,869 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 13,906 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 15,755 | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 18,593 | +18.0% |
| 2025 | 21,452 | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,008 | 8,780 | 9,236 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9,898 | 9,159 | 11,591 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,752 | 11,937 | 21,452 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on social benefits by function in Croatia?
- Expenditure on social benefits by function in Croatia was 21,452 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on social benefits by function recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,452 in 2025.
- What is the lowest expenditure on social benefits by function recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,780 in 2008.
- How does Croatia rank for expenditure on social benefits by function?
- Croatia ranks 28th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure on social benefits by function rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on social benefits by function. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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